ALEXIS RAE MEI LIN CHANG

Parents: Hubert Wai Nam Chang and Darnett Marie Navarez

Grandparents: Clarence C. Chang and Phyllis C. Chang

Alexis is entering her senior year at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She is majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and Entrepreneurship.

This past semester, Alexis auditioned at the Thorton School of Music at USC, and became a minor in Jazz Voice. Her plan is to mix her educational training and expertise in business with her love for music. She performed on campus in some live performances with bands as a group, and also as a jazz soloist.

Alexis will be interning with Universal Music Group in their Education Temp Program. Universal Music Group is one of the world’s leading music company known for recorded music and music publishing. She hopes this internship will be a foot in the door for her to get hired after graduation next spring.

This is Alexis’ fourth scholarship award from Oo Syak Gee Lu Society.

BRYSTON YAU NUNG CHANG

Parents: Hubert Kung Hee Chang and Carolyn Wai Gong Fong Chang

Grandparents: Henry Tai Hoon Chang and Eunice Ngit Chai Wong Chang

Bryston will be a junior at CreightonUniversity in Omaha, Nebraska with a current cumulative GPA of 3.73. He holds many hours of community service.

On Wednesdays, as a Creighton University Star Tour Guide, Bryston takes prospective students and the families on an hour tour of the campus. Then, at night, he would make bracelets and jewelry out of beads for NETwork Against Malaria to raise money for malaria preventative nets. Friday nights, he would do a two hour shift at CreightonUniversityMedicalCenter where he would check on the rooms and help with discharging patients. Then, on Saturday afternoons, for Campus Kitchen, he would package and deliver meals to an apartment complex for the elderly.

This past school year, Bryston was also a Chemistry Lab Teaching Assistant, and a tutor in Chemistry, Biology, and Math with the Office of Academic Success.

He is a member of Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity. On top of his studies and community service, Bryston participates in a wide variety of intramural sports such as racquetball, football, basketball, softball, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, and mini golf.

This is Bryston’s third scholarship with OSGL.

BLAYNE CHANG

Parents: Loren Koon Sun Chang and Laurie Hiroko Nomura Chang

Grandparents: George Tai Hung Chang and Eldora Lau Chang

Blayne is a graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute, and attended LeewardCommunity College and KapiolaniCollege. He will transfer to University of Hawaii this fall with plans to major in Finance and Communication.

Blayne currently works at Standard Parking as a valet attendant at the Hyatt.

He has many dreams of working for big name companies such as NASA, Disneyland, and Apple.

In his free time, Blayne enjoys….

This is Blayne’s first scholarship with OSGL.

NICOLE ASHLEY CHANG

Parents: Bradford Kwock Wo Chang and Corinne E Wun Yee Chang

Grandparents: Edward Tai Wong Chang and Flora Loui Chang

Nicole is a Pitzer College Honor Roll Student for the past three years, with a cumulative GPA of 3.4. She is an Orientation Leader for incoming freshmen, and helps plan outdoor trips for students throughout the year.

As Nicole enters her senior year, she prepares to graduate with a major in Computer Science and a minor in Economics. She is a tutor to Computer Science students at HarveyMuddCollege, Pitzer’s sister school under the Claremont Colleges. This past semester, Nicole had the experience to learn about a different culture during her Morocco study abroad program. She met different people from other countries and also took some computer science classes while there.

This summer, Nicolereturns to Kymeta Corp, a fast-growing technical start up company in Redmond, Washington for a second year summer internship as a Software Engineer Intern. She already worked on three lengthy software projects, and learned to program web and desktop applications

Nicole’s dream job and goal is to work as a Technical Program Manager a one of the leading companies in the tech industry – Google.

Receiving her award tonight, and fourth OSGL scholarship, is her grandmother Flora Chang.